Holder Backs Off Gun Control Stance
Attorney General Eric Holder is signaling that the Obama Administration is not interested in getting into a major political battle to pass sensitive gun control legislation, such as re-instituting a ban on assault weapons or requiring background checks at gun shows.
In an interview aired on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Holder indicated that the administration plans to take a pragmatic approach to the issue.
“I think the thing we need to do is come up with those things we can do right away,” he said, addressing a question about guns purchased in the U.S. for use in the drug-related violence plaguing Mexico.
Back in February, Holder told a Senate confirmation hearing that the gun-show and assault-weapons measures would be constitutional and “good from a law enforcement perspective.”
Asked by Couric about his change in emphasis, Holder said: “No one’s told me to back off. I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment.”
Holder was noncommittal about whether the administration would take any steps to advance the gun control legislation. “These are issues that we'll have to discuss. The president will be the one who will ultimately set policy. Things that are politically saleable and things that will ultimately be effective,” the attorney general said.
In an interview aired on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Holder indicated that the administration plans to take a pragmatic approach to the issue.
“I think the thing we need to do is come up with those things we can do right away,” he said, addressing a question about guns purchased in the U.S. for use in the drug-related violence plaguing Mexico.
Back in February, Holder told a Senate confirmation hearing that the gun-show and assault-weapons measures would be constitutional and “good from a law enforcement perspective.”
Asked by Couric about his change in emphasis, Holder said: “No one’s told me to back off. I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment.”
Holder was noncommittal about whether the administration would take any steps to advance the gun control legislation. “These are issues that we'll have to discuss. The president will be the one who will ultimately set policy. Things that are politically saleable and things that will ultimately be effective,” the attorney general said.
Labels: 2nd Amendment, Barack Obama, Eric Holder
posted by Mike McCarville @ 8:23 AM
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